Emergency Preparedness

Because natural and manmade disasters can occur at any time, individuals, communities, and governments must be prepared. RAND has developed guidelines for individual preparedness in response to terrorist attacks; evaluated, modeled, and enhanced preparedness policy options for government officials at all levels; and recommended actions that communities should take to prepare for bioterrorist attacks, pandemic flu outbreaks, and other large-scale emergencies.

Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; International Programs; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; RAND National Security Research Division; Homeland Security and Defense Center

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Simple Steps for Preparedness and Response to Terrorist Attacks

Individuals can take simple steps to protect themselves from the harmful effects of potential terrorist attacks involving chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological weapons.

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Joie Acosta

Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D., University of Hawai'i

Anita Chandra

Manager, Behavioral and Social Sciences Group; Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Dr.P.H. in population and family health sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; M.P.H. in maternal and child health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health; B.A. in child development, Tufts University

Kathryn Connor

Associate Cost Analyst
B.A. in economics, Baylor University; M.P.P, University of Chicago

Lynn E. Davis

Director, Washington Office
Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, Columbia University; B.A. in political science, Duke University

Jeffrey A. Drezner

Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in political science, Claremont Graduate University; M.S. in ecology, B.S. in environmental policy analysis and planning, University of California, Davis

Lara Hilton

Research Programmer Analyst
B.A. in sociology, University of California, Berkeley; M.P.H. in community health sciences, University of California, Los Angeles

Brian A. Jackson

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in bioinorganic chemistry, California Institute of Technology; M.A. in science, technology, and public policy, The George Washington University; B.S. in chemistry, Haverford College

Arthur L. Kellermann

Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, RAND Health; Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.D., Emory University; M.P.H., University of Washington; B.S. in biology, Rhodes College

Tom LaTourrette

Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. in geology, California Institute of Technology; B.A. in geology, University of California, Berkeley

Christopher Nelson

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in political science, University of Minnesota

Jan Osburg

Engineer
Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, University of Stuttgart; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Francesca Pillemer

Adjunct Researcher
M.P.P. in public policy & management, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University

Jeanne S. Ringel

Director, Public Health Systems and Preparedness Initiative, RAND Health; Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Maryland, College Park

Agnes Gereben Schaefer

Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Syracuse University; M.A. in political science, Florida International University; B.A. in international relations/environmental studies, Florida International University

Paul Sorensen

Associate Director, RAND Transportation, Space, and Technology Program; Operations Researcher
Ph.D. in geography, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. in urban planning, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A., Dartmouth College

Benjamin Springgate

Director of Health, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
M.D., M.P.H., Tulane University; Residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, Tulane University; Post-residency, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles

Lori Uscher-Pines

Associate Policy Researcher
PhD in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; MSc in international relations/security studies, London School of Economics; BA in international relations, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Waxman

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.D. in medicine with intern, University of Southern Calif; B.A. in biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz

Laura Werber

Management Scientist
Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Stanford University; B.S. in economics, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Michael A. Wermuth

Manager, Counterterrorism and Homeland Defense Programs, RAND National Security Research Division; Senior Social Scientist
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law; B.S. in commerce and business administration, University of Alabama

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